Impaling pin target



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Patented Nov. 15, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE"!- IMPALING PINTARGET George Greenberg, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application April 28, 1948, Serial No. 23,331

9 Claims. (01. 273-104) This invention relates to target games, and hasfor its main object to provide a game of this character in which themissiles may be made to temporarily adhere to the target and then to beeasily removed therefrom for a new play.

Most of the devices now used having these characteristics, shoot pointedmissiles, like arrows and darts, which penetrate the target board.Obviously, these missiles are very dangerous, particularly in the handsof children, and one object of my invention is to provide a target gameof this type, in which the missiles are entirely harmless, and a targetboard is provided with spikes Or the like, on which the missiles may beimpaled in a temporary manner, and then easily removed therefrom.

A further object of this invention is to provide means which, in a way,may be called semi-automatic, whereby upon the termination of theshooting, all the missiles which may have been impaled on such spikesmay be at once removed with one simple movement, in a safe manner.

Still further objects of this invention will be apparent as thespecification of the same proceeds, or will be pointed out therein, and,among others, I may mention: to provide a target game as indicatedhereinbefore, in which the spikes will be secured in a comparativelystationary member and a second removable member will be applied in frontof said stationary member, the

spikes protruding through said movable member,

whereby upon moving this member, the missiles may at once be pulled 01fthe spikes, and in which game the spikes will protrude to acomparatively small distance to the front of the removable member,thereby making the game still more safe and the removal of the missileseasier, and in which game the parts will be simple, inexpensive tomanufacture, easy to set up either on a vertical support like a wall orpole, or on a special support, and wherein the parts may be disassembledin an easy and quick manner, and the device stored or shipped in thismanner, being adapted to be quickly and easily set up when desired.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification and accompanyingthe same:

Fig. 1 is a semi-diagrammatic front view of one form of my invention,adapted to be secured on a vertical support, like a wall, post or thelike;

Fig, 2 is a side view thereof, the operation of the device for theremoval of the missiles being indicated in dotted lines;

Fig. 3 shows a preferred form of a missile;

Figs. 4 and 5 show a modification of my device which may be set up in aneasily demountable manner on a support on the ground.

Referring now to the drawings, more in detail by characters ofreference, the numeral l0 indicates said first form of a target gamedevice in general, the same being composed of rear and front platemembers I l and I2. The rear member may have upper and lower perforatedears or projections l3 and M by which it may be secured on a wall or thelike, as through the use of appropriate nails, bolts, etc. A pluralityof nails or spikes l5 are secured into the stationary rear plate H, thesame being preferably arranged in concentric circles, as indicated,whereby target circles at predetermined distances from the center of thedevice will be provided, each circle having a value mark thereon asshown by the numerals [6, ll, l8, etc. A spike l9 may be provided in thecenter of the device, being the so-called bulls eye and giving thehighest value when hit.

The front plate l2 will have comparatively wide apertures 2@ throughwhich the spikes l5 project, a short forward end [5a thereof being inthe front of the plate I2 and arranged in said circles I6, l1, l8, etc.

The plate I2 may be hinged on the rear stationary plate ll as indicatedat 2!, and normally any appropriate spring clips 22 may keep the same inits operative position shown in the drawing.

Any appropriate missile of a material which may be penetrated by thespike ends l5a may be used and shot at the target by any appropriatedevice well known in this art, like an air rifle. As it is well known,some of these rifles are adapted V to shoot cork missiles, practicallyin the shape of a stopper, and at 23 I indicate such a missile as thepreferred form thereof to be used in my device. Such a missile will beharmless when flying through the air even if by chance it may hit aperson. It will be adapted to be easily impaled on the spikes l5 andcomparatively easily removed'by pulling the same off of it, and, at thesame time, by its inherent resiliency it will close the hole so producedand will be ready for a new use.

A handle or grip 24 may be provided, extending from the top of thehinged plate l2, and when the shooting is terminated and the scoreestablished, plate l2 may be rocked forwardly on its hinges 2|, asindicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, said grip 24 being adapted tobe conveniently used for this purpose, and by such a movement,obviously, all the'impaled missiles 23 will at once be removed fromtheir respective spikes.

appropriate container may be placed underneath the target whereby theunsuccessful missiles will drop thereinto, and when the play isterminated, all the impaled missiles may also be caused to drop intosaid container.

The front plate l2 now may be turned back into its operative position,the spring clips 22 snapped over the top of the stationary plate ii, andthe device will be ready for a new play.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I show a modification of my device. In thismodification the device will have its own support whereby it may be setup on the floor of a room or on the ground in the open air.

In this modification the numeral 25a indicates the relatively stationaryrear plate member having a somewhat different construction from the onedescribed hereinbefore, as will be explained presently.

Spikes I5 are, again, arranged in said rear plate 25a, but the frontplate l2 in this modification is replaced by a screen member 25 whichmay be made of wires or any other appropriate form,

and, again, may be hinged to the front plate, as at 27.

It also may have any appropriate spring clips 28 to keep the same on thefront of the stationary plate 25a, when the game is played, but topermit an easy moving thereof on its hinges 21 for the removal of themissiles at the end of the game. The screen front plate 26 may, again,have a handle 29 and the play and operation of the device will beentirely similar to that described in connection with the firstembodiment thereof.

A supporting structure, generally indicated by the numeral 39, however,is provided whereby the device may be set up on the ground. Thesupporting structure may have two leg members 3! with appropriate widebases 32. A slot 33 is cut downwardly in the top of each leg 3!, andwhen setting up the device the legs with their slots are placed at adesired distance and in registering relation. A plate like cross member34 is now dropped into the slots 33 having a somewhat wider centralportion es, so that its movement in a horizontal direction will beprevented, and the whole frame structure 3? will be made more rigid.

The lower portion of the stationary rear plate 25a will be made wider,as at 38, and will have a downwardly open slot 31 provided therein,whereby it may be slipped over the wide center portion 35 of the crossmember 34.

Bolts 38 or any other appropriate easily removable device may beemployed to further secure the target carrying plate on the cross member34.

It will be seen that the second embodiment of my device provides atarget of the character in view, which may be easily disassembled andstored or shipped in parts, while the parts are adapted for an easy andquick assembling when the device is to be used.

A second grip or handle 24a may also be employed in the first embodimentof my device for the relatively stationary rear plate thereof, and asimilar second handle 29a in the second embodiment of my device to aidin removing the missiles when the game is finished. It will be obviousthat the player may grip the handle 25 or 29 and swing the front plateagainst the rear one as described, but at the same time, with his otherhand, he may grip the second stationary handle 24a or 29a therebycounteracting the forward tendency of the Whole device and preventing anundue strain on, or maybe an upsetting of, the stationary part thereof.

.Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In a target game, the combination of a stationary member, a pluralityof spikes projecting from said member and arranged in a pre- "determineddesign to indicate various target values, a movable member in front ofsaid stationary member, said movable member having apertures-throughwhich said spikes may project,

and indicia on the front of said movable member to indicate the targetvalue of the various spikes, said spikes being adapted to receivemissiles shot at said target and to be impaled on said spikes saidmissiles being easily removable therefrom, means to temporarily securesaid front member on said rear member said front member being adapted tobe moved away from said stationary rear member when desired, wherebyupon such a movement thereof all the missiles impaled on said spikes maybe at once removed.

2. In a target game, a stationary plate, spikes projecting from saidplate arranged in a predetermined design to indicate various targetvalues, a plate in front of said stationary plate being hinged theretoand adapted to be moved away therefrom by a rocking motion on itshinges, said front plate having apertures therein through which saidspikes may project, and target marks on said front plate indicating thevalues of the various spikes projecting to the front thereof, saidspikes being adapted to receive missiles shot at the target and to beimpaled on said spikes said missiles being easily removable therefrom,whereby after the shooting at the target is finished all the missilesimpaled on the various spikes may be removed by turning said front plateon its hinges away from said rear plate.

3. In a device, as set forth in claim 2, yielding means to removablysecure said two plates to one another.

4. In a device, as set forth in claim 2, spring clips on the top of saidfront plate adapted to engage the top of said rear plate when the platesare closed upon one another and thereby secure them to one another in ayielding, removable, and repeatable manner.

5. In a device, as set forth in claim 2, said hinged apertured frontplate being in the form of a screen.

6. In a device, as set forth in claim 2, a support for said rear platecomprising two legs, a cross member placed over said legs, said rearplate being secured on said cross member.

I. In a device, as set forth in 6, said legs, said cross member, andsaid rear plate being removably secured to one another whereby thedevice may be assembled or disassembled in an easy and quick manner.

8. In a device, as set forth in claim 2, a support for said rear platecomprising two legs having registering upwardly open slots, a plateshaped cross member the end of the same being placed into said slots,the bottom of said rear stationary plate having a slot therein wherebyit is adapted to be placed over the center portion of said cross member,and removable means to secure said rear plate on said cross member.

9. In a device, as set forth in claim 2, a handle REFERENCES CITEDmember Secured the from movame plate and The following references are ofrecord in the another handle member on the statlonary plate file of thispatent: whereby when said front member is swung for removing themissiles, said stationary member UNITED STATES PA'I'ENTS may be betterkept in its place. Number Name Date 289,032 Sears Nov. 27, 1883 GEORGEGREENBERG. 807,041 Merriman Dec. 12, 19-05

